protists, fungi, plants Flashcards
an organism that belongs to the kingdom protista.
Protists
An organism that eats food by eating other organisms or their byproducts and that cannot make organic compounds from inorganic materials.
Heterotroph
An organism that feeds on an organism of another species (the host) and that usually harms the host; the host never benefits from the presence of the parasite.
Parasite
An organism from which a parasite takes food or shelter.
Host
Eukaryotic organisms that convert the sun’s energy into food through photosynthesis but that do not have roots stems, or leaves(singular, algae.
Algae
The microscopic, photosynthesis organisms that float near the surface of marine or fresh water.
Phytoplankton
An organism whose cells have nuclei, rigid cell walls, and no chlorophyll and that belongs to the to the kingdom Fungi.
Fungus
A nonreproductive filament of a fungus.
Hypha
The mass of fungal filaments, or hypae, that forms the body of a fungus.
Mycelium
A reproductive cell or multicellular structure that is resistent to stressful enviromental condition and that can develop into adults with fusing with another cell.
Spore
A fungus that looks like wood or cotton.
Mold
A mass of fungi and algae cell that grow together in a symbiotic relationship and that are usaully found on rocks or trees.
Lichen